draucus

Latin

Etymology

Possibly from Gaulish.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈdrau̯.kus/, [ˈd̪räu̯kʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈdrau̯.kus/, [ˈd̪räːu̯kus]

Noun

draucus m (genitive draucī); second declension

1. (vulgar) sodomite, faggot
2. weightlifter, strongman, athlete

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	draucus	draucī
Genitive	draucī	draucōrum
Dative	draucō	draucīs
Accusative	draucum	draucōs
Ablative	draucō	draucīs
Vocative	drauce	draucī

References

• “draucus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• draucus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.